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Hey Lavoy, is that pic up there a pic of the reproduction seat frame you sell? (Just a little suspicious of repro quality after getting some junk off eBay)

How much does the LOWER frame cost? I can repair mine if necessary though I do need the seat itself.

The only things I see used for rice around here are branded Honda.

Great thread, I love trading advice like this. I had never heard of drilling a hole and using heat or welding to shrink something. My father does use a similar method to remove seriously stuck pins by burning a hole through them with an exothermic torch (sometimes a couple feet deep). The pins get s...

Lavoy wrote:About an inch and a half of sag give or take.
Lavoy

That is what my operator's manual says for 4 roller tracks, but for 5 roller tracks it's only 1/2" to 3/4" of sag on each side of the upper roller because the upper roller reduces the span and consequently the amount of droop with a given tension.

I last drove my crawler in September I think, and it sat out in the rain and snow until I started it today and it steered the same as the day I parked it.

Line goes from back of head to where?

If you have a steam cleaner rather than a cold water pressure washer, it will strip grease in a hurry as well as dirt. It's great if you have to paint a whole machine because it removes every last spot of oil.

Your pop-up problem is probably add-ons added to your Internet Explorer. Go to TOOLS and MANAGE ADD-ONS and disable anything you don't recognize. You can always turn them back on if you disable some functions you do want. That is what I thought it was. I tried disabling everything and still the pop...

He's talking about a double ended hitch to hitch one tractor to another.

I'd raise the blade while pulling the blade lever back and it will stay up, then push against that. To improvise a bumper, hang a tire in between the vehicles with a rope.

http://www.fantasticdamage.com/portfolio/print/p_CtcNewCircleColor.jpg Just kidding guys! I really like how clean this site is. I hate how marketing has gotten these days. Actually the reason I haven't posted in a few weeks is my computer got attacked by spyware on October 23. Those spammers must h...

It's a good idea to remove spark plug wires and wrap the distributor in plastic. Other electrical parts can handle some water, but be careful as some parts (gauges) are meant to be watertight and pressure washers will blow water past the seals. Stay away from decals, only use a light spray with them...

Just add a T at the filter base to compare two gauges.

If the factory gauge shows the correct pressure at first, though, I would think the drop in pressure it's indicating is for real. A defective gauge usually shows lower or higher than correct pressure at all times.

I need to rebush the pivots on my dozer, thanks for the tip. There is a bearing place nearby. If I just throw the old sloppy pins back in the clearance shouldn't be an issue.

If the ear is missing that complicates things. I would find steel plate the thickness of the broken ear and use a torch to cut out the correct shape to replace it, then braze this to the casting. Cast iron really should only be repaired by brazing or stitching. The grain structure is not able to str...

I've been told welding lead won't handle the same current as real battery cable. The fine strands are for pliability when welding (low current draws). I did actually see one machine that had welding cable for a battery cable, and cranked so slowly as to be impossible to start in the cold, then the c...